Combination shade and curtain holder



Sept. 16, 1924. 1,508,991 J. H.- SENDLAK COMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN HOLDER Filed March 1.9. 1925 74 15 79 2.7 v V m 47? 17 Q g Sgndlalf i i f a n fl GHQ M44243 Patented Sept. 1%, 1924.

JOHN H. SENDLAK, OF SASKATON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

COMBINATION sHAnE ANDCURTAIN HOLDER.

Application filed March 19, 1923.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN H. SENDLAK, a citizen of Poland, residing at Saskaton, in the Province of Saskatchewan and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Shade and Curtain Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in combination shade brackets and curtain rod supports and its principal object is'to provide a device which may be secured to a window frame without the necessity of using fastening devices such as nails, screws or the like.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a device which is so designed as to be readily attachable to the frame and adjusted with relation thereto.

It is quite customary throughout certain parts of the country in renting property for the tenant to furnish his own shades and as the windows of one house vary with relation to those of another, it is obvious that shades purchased by the tenant may not exactly fit all windows and consequently new brackets must be provided. Therefore the utility and practicability of such a shade bracket as above set forth is obvious.

WVith the above and other objects in view which will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following description, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a view of a window showing my combination shade bracket and curtain rod support in place.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view of the bracket.

Figure 3 is an edge view of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail view of the securing device.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral designates the upper horizontal strip of a window frame while the numeral 11 designates in its entirety the bracket.

The bracket 11 comprises a plurality of intermediate levers 12 pivotally connected at their center-s by suitablestuds 13, and hav ing pivotally connected at their ends similar levers 14: which are pivotally connected together as'at 15.

Serial No. 625,968.

The levers 14 at the lower end of the device are extended as at 18 and provided with an inwardly projecting bracket 19 which is preferably perforated as at 20 to receive the end of the shade roller 21.

At the upper end of the device, the lever 4: is extended as at 22, twisted and bifurcated as at 23 to receive the curtain rod 24 Extending upwardly from the brackets 19 are arms 25 carrying sleeves 26 in which are slidably mounted bolts 27, the outer ends of which are provided with cushions 28. The inner ends of said bolts are slid-ably received in a tube 29 having longitudinal slots 30. A spring 31 is arranged within said tube in such a manner as to yieldably force the bolts outwardly and cause the cushions to impinge on the inner faces of the window frame. Extending radially from the bolts 27 and projecting through the slots are thumb pieces 32 by means of which the bolts may be contracted.

In use it will be seen that the device'is positioned over a window frame in the manner shown and that upon a'eleasing the; thumb pieces 82, the bolts will be forced outwardly so that their cushions will frietionally engage the window frame, thereby providing a firm supporting structure for brackets 19 and rod holders.

' Obviously by moving the brackets toward or away from each other they may be made to properly support the window shade irrespective of the size of the window, and the finish of the woodwork will not be marred or rendered unsightly as in the case where fasteners such as nails or screws are used.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that certain minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A combination shade bracket and curtain rod support comprising a pair of'sleeves,

rods slidable in said sleeves, friction pads fixed on the outer ends of said rods, a sleeve receptive of the inner adjacent ends of said rods, a coiled compression spring filling said 5 plates fixed on LGlltTEil sleeve abutting the ends of the rods to press the pads outward, grips on said rods extending outward through slots in the central sleeve for retracting said pads, the outer ends of the first the lower portions of said named sleeves,

to reeelve the pintles plates being adapted of a shade roller, lazy tong elements extending from the upper portions of said plates, and means to sunnort a curtain hole at the 10 outer ends of said lazy tong elements.

In Witness whereof I have signed my name.

JOHN H. SENDLAR. 

